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Old 10-02-2013, 11:47 AM
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You really need to be careful anytime you connect any plug in test equipment to ground on anything you are working on. You should always use a battery volt meter and check ground on test equipment to ground on your test subject item, If there is a wiring inconsistency either in your bench items, or house wiring, you will see 120v across the two grounds, if you then connect them, yes you will have your own semi-private fireworks show.
So I should put the meter between the ground of the chassis and ground of the probe and look for voltage? If I see voltage I should reverse the plug to see if it makes it better? How much is acceptable?
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